1805 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of Great Britain (1782-83), dies at 68
1814 – Franz Volrath Buttstett, German composer, dies at 79
1863 – Amiel Weeks Whipple, US Union gen-major, dies of injuries at 46
1871 – Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian political reformer (Patriote movement), dies at 84
1915 – Alfred G. Vanderbilt Sr., American businessman and sportsman (New York Central Railway), dies aboard the RMS Lusitania during World War I at 37
1929 – Albert Anselmi, American gangster, murdered by Al Capone
1940 – George Lansbury, British politician, Labour Party Leader and pacifist, dies at 81
1967 – Judith Evelyn [Evelyn Morris], American actress (13th Letter, Tingler, Rear Window), dies of cancer at 54
2006 – Richard Carleton, Australian news reporter (b.1943)
2007 – Diego Corrales, American boxer (b. 1977)
Category: Famous Deaths
Famous Deaths for 6th May 2021
1124 – Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered
1727 – Catharine I of Russia [Marta Samuilovna], wife of Peter the Great, dies at about 42
1891 – Thomas Hare, English barrister and political reformer, dies at 85
1994 – Fred Sadoff, actor (Quiet American), dies of AIDS at 67
1995 – Clarence Paul [Pauling], American songwriter, and record producer (Motown; Stevie Wonder – “Fingertips”), dies at 67
1999 – Johnny Morris, British broadcaster and actor (Once in a Lifetime), dies at 82
2000 – Leonard Salzedo, British composer, mostly for ballet (The Witch Boy), dies at 78
2002 – Saleh Selim, Egyptian football player and 10th president of the Egyptian Al-Ahly Sporting Club, dies at 71
2006 – Lillian Asplund, last American RMS Titanic survivor (b. 1906)
2009 – Valentin Varennikov, Soviet-Russian general and statesman, dies at 85
Famous Deaths for 5th May 2021
1582 – Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies
1840 – Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, German composer, dies at 67
1886 – Joseph Albert, German photographer (Albertotype), dies at 61
1900 – Ivan Aivazovsky, Russian painter (b. 1817)
1909 – Pauline Staegeman, German feminist, dies
1983 – Horst Schumann, Nazi physician, dies at 77
1988 – George Rose, British actor and singer (Beacon Hill, Holocaust), dies at 68
1993 – Lenore Kingston Jenson, dies of cancer at 79
1994 – Joe Layton, American director (Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip), dies at 63
1997 – Walter Gotell, German actor (James Bond, From Russia With Love), dies at 73
Famous Deaths for 4th May 2021
1436 – Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)
1471 – Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, dies at 17, becoming the only heir apparent to the English throne to ever die in battle
1605 – Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist and naturalist, dies at 82
1824 – Joseph Joubert, French essayist and moralist (b. 1754)
1880 – Edward Clark, Governor of Texas (b. 1815)
1885 – Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78
1992 – Gregor Mackenzie, Labour Party (UK) politician (b. 1927)
1996 – Stanley William Reed, cineaste, dies at 85
2018 – Edwin G. Burrows, American historian and professor, dies at 74
2018 – Bobbie Louise Hawkins, American poet and author, dies at 87
Famous Deaths for 3rd May 2021
1410 – Alexander V [Petros Philargi], Kreta’s Pope (1409-10), dies
1481 – Mehmed the Conqueror [Mehmed II], Ottoman Sultan (1444-45 and 1451-81) who conquered Constantinople, dies possibly from poison at 49
1704 – Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Bohemian-Austrian violinist and composer, dies at 59
1783 – Pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49
1932 – Anton Wildgans, Austrian poet and playwright (Armut), dies at 51
1969 – Karl Freund, German cinematographer and film director (Dracula, I love Lucy, The Mummy), dies at 79
1987 – Dicky Fuller, cricketer (one Test for WI 1935, one run, 0-12), dies
1992 – George Murphy, American politician (US Senator, California), actor and dancer (MGM Parade), dies of leukemia at 89
1994 – Gustaaf Vincent Willem van Hemert tot Dingshof, Dutch Mayor of Maarn, dies at 78
2011 – Sergo Kotrikadze, Georgian footballer (b. 1936)
Famous Deaths for 2nd May 2021
1459 – Pierozzi Antoninus, Italian archbishop of Florence/saint, dies
1802 – Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch statesman (b. 1762)
1945 – Ludwig Stumpfegger, German SS doctor and Hitler’s personal surgeon commits suicide at 34
1963 – Tomas Vackar, composer, dies at 17
1972 – Hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69
1983 – Norm Van Brocklin, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (NFL MVP 1960; First-team All-Pro 1960; 9 × Pro Bowl; LA Rams, Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons), dies from a heart attack at 57
2002 – John Nathan-Turner, English television producer (b. 1947)
2005 – Wee Kim Wee, 4th President of Singapore (b. 1915)
2009 – Jack Kemp, former United States Congressman and 1996 Vice Presidential Candidate (b. 1935)
2011 – Osama bin Laden, Islamic militant and founder of al-Qaeda, shot and killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan by navy seals during Operation Neptune Spear at 54
Famous Deaths for 1st May 2021
1946 – Edward Bairstow, English composer, dies at 71
1954 – Tom Tyler [Vincent Markowsky], American actor (Stagecoach, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon), dies from heart failure at 50
1989 – Sally Kirkland, American fashion editor (Vogue magazine) and manager (Lord and Taylor), dies at 76
2003 – Miss Elizabeth [Hulette], pro wrestling valet (Randy Savage), dies of overdose at 42
2012 – Charles “skip” Pitts, American soul and blues guitarist, dies from lung cancer at 65
2018 – Wanda Wiłkomirska, Polish violinist and teacher, dies at 89
2018 – Ninalee Craig, American-born Canadian teacher and photograph subject, dies at 90 of complications from lung cancer
2018 – Elmar Altvater, German political scientist, dies at 79
2020 – Chung Hae-Won, South Korean soccer striker (58 caps; Daewoo Royals), dies from liver cancer at 60
2020 – Matt Keough, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1978; Oakland A’s), dies at 64
Famous Deaths for 30th April 2021
65 – Lucan, Roman poet (b. 39)
535 – Amalaswintha, queen of Ostrogoths, murdered in the bath at about 37
1341 – John III, Duke of Brittany, dies at 55
1655 – Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (paintings of religious subjects), dies at 37
1956 – Alben W Barkley, (VP-D-1949-53), dies at 78
1970 – Hall Johnson, American composer (Hall Johnson Choir), dies at 82
1977 – Clive Martin Douglas, Australian composer, dies at 73
1982 – Herman Tholen, Dutch cabaret performer (Juveniles), dies
2009 – Ron Richards, British record producer (Gerry and The Pacemakers; The Hollies), dies at 80
2020 – Chuni Goswami, Indian soccer striker and captain (30 caps; Mohun Bagan) and cricket all-rounder (captain Bengal), dies from cardiac arrest at 82
Famous Deaths for 29th April 2021
1499 – John IV, Dutch army leader, Earl of Egmond, dies
1676 – Michiel A. de Ruyter, Dutch rear-admiral, (Newport), killed at 69
1944 – Bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (1915–17, 1925–26), dies at 93
1973 – Manfred Gurlitt, German composer, dies at 82
1996 – Tony Hymphris, political activist, dies at 45
1999 – Léon Barzin, Belgian-American conductor (NY City Ballet 1948-58), dies at 98
2007 – Zhang Taofang, Chinese sniper (b. 1931)
2011 – David Mason, British orchestral, solo and session trumpet player (the Beatles “Penny Lane”), dies of leukaemia at 85
2012 – Jim McCrary, American photographer (album covers such as Tapestry, Ticket to Ride), dies of a chronic nervous system disorder at 72
2019 – Gino Marchetti, Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Pro Bowl x 11), dies of pneumonia at 93
Famous Deaths for 28th April 2021
1192 – Conrad of Montferrat, King of Jerusalem, assassinated at 52
1881 – Robert Olinger, American warden and the last victim of Billy the Kid, dies at 31
1976 – Eugen Roth, German poet, dies at 81
1980 – Tommy Caldwell, American rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies in a jeep crash at 30
1984 – Moses “Whispering” Smith, American blues harmonica player and singer (“A Thousand Miles From Nowhere”; “Hound Dog Twist”), dies at 52
1989 – Olaf J. de Landell, Dutch writer, dies at 77
1999 – Walter Gieseler, German composer, dies at 79
2002 – Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler, dies at 86
2007 – Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher, dies at 94
2013 – Lonnie Turner, American rock and blues bassist (Steve Miller Band – “Fly Like An Eagle”), dies of lung cancer at 66